Our focus is on health professions education methods. REBEL is dedicated to innovating traditional educational techniques toward highest possible learning outcomes through the study of effectiveness of experiential teaching methods, specifically, but not limited to healthcare simulation, distance simulation, debriefing, and integrated feedback.
Current Research
- AR vs. VR Comparison: Wattipat Lammeechai, Janice Palaganas - scheduled for Summer 2025
- Virtual Simulation Review: Melissa Morris, Suzie Kardong-Edgren, Janice Palaganas - Submitted for publication
- Video Conferencing vs. VR: Melissa Morris, Janice Palaganas, Suzie Kardong-Edgren - Submitted for publication
- In-person Simulation Review: Dawn Wawersik, Cynthia Mosher, Amanda Tarbet, Alex Morton, Jill Sanko, Janice Palaganas - Published
- Distance Simulation Debriefing: Cynthia Mosher, Alex Morton, Janice Palaganas - Published
- Healthcare Distance Simulation Collaborative: Ongoing member
- Assessment of Critical Thinking in Student ChatGPT Prompts: Fatima Adem, Janice Palaganas - Summer 2025
- Neuroscience of Feedback Conversations: Paul Lee, Janice Palaganas, Kim Mace, Yael Arbel - Submitted for publication
- Feedback Dilemmas Review: Reem Alansari, Janice Palaganas - Submitted for publication
- Debriefing Dilemmas Study: Reem Alansari, Janice Palaganas - Submitted for publication
- Internal Dilemmas in Feedback: Reem Alansari, Janice Palaganas - Submitted for publication
- The Use of AI Generated VR Simulation Cases for Ease of Faculty Simulation Use: Sadek Obeidat (MS-HPEd Student), Cynthia Mosher (PhD-HPEd Alumni and HPEd Faculty)
- The State of AI in Healthcare Simulation: A 2024 International Survey: Maria Bajwa (PhD-HPEd Alumni and HPEd Faculty)
- AI in Healthcare Simulation Collaborative Determining Research Priorities in AI in Healthcare Simulation: ongoing member
- Prompt Design in Healthcare Simulation: A Primer: Sara Maaz (MS-HPEd Student), Maria Bajwa (PhD-HPEd Alumni and HPEd Faculty)
Bajwa, M.*, Palaganas, J., Ahmed, R., Seibold-Simpson, S. (2023). Prioritizing Healthcare Distance Simulation Educators’ Technological Competencies: Descriptive Analysis of Qualitative Interviews. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation. doi 10.54531/EBTN3915
Morton, A., Mosher, C., & Palaganas, J. C. (2023). A Comparative Study of Debriefer Versus Debriefee Distance Simulation Engagement. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 74, 76-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2022.08.008
Kirkpatrick AJ, Morton A, Palaganas JC, Ahmed R, Fayyaz J, Walsh B, Bailey S, Calhoun A, Duff J, Elkin R, Eller S, Greer S, Hughes A, Hughes P, Kardong-Edgren S, Kou M, Lababidi H, Lopez C, Ramachandra G, Ray J, Riggall V, Sanko J, Thomas A, Adler M, & Gross IT. (2023). 2022 Healthcare Distance Simulation Summit Proceedings - Advancing the Science of Distance Simulation. The Healthcare Distance Simulation Collaboration. https://www.healthcaredistancesim.com/projects
Ahmed, R.*, Bajwa, M.*, Lababidi, H., Morris, M., Morton, A., Mosher, C., Wawersik, D., Herx-Weaver, A., Gross, I., & Palaganas, J. (2022). Development of distance simulation educator guidelines in healthcare: A delphi method application. Simulation in Healthcare.
Kaba, A., Weaver, A., & Palaganas, J.C. A framework for simulation-enhanced interprofessional education. In Maxworthy, J., Epps, C., Mancini, M. B. & Palaganas, J.C. (2022). Defining Excellence in Simulation Programs (2nd Edition). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Palaganas J, Bajwa M, Lababidi H, Morton A, Morris M, Mosher C, Wawersik D, Weaver A, Gross I, Sindelar A, & Ahmed R. (2022). The Creation of Healthcare Distance Simulation Faculty Development Guidelines (Phase I). The Institute for Interprofessional Innovations and the Healthcare Distance Simulation Collaboration.
Kirkpatrick AJ, Palaganas J, Ahmed R, Bajwa M, Kutzin J, Kou M, Walsh B, Clapper T, Calhoun A, Eller S, Duff J, Adler M, Lopez C, Riggall V, Bajaj K, Elkin R, Kardong-Edgren S, Sanko J, Sanseau L, Good G, Thomas A, Ramachandra G, & Gross IT. (2022). 2021 Healthcare Distance Simulation Summit Proceedings - Looking into the Distance: Paving the Way Toward a Sustainable Future. The Healthcare Distance Simulation Collaboration. https://www.healthcaredistancesim.com/projects
Gross, I., Clapper, T., Ramachandra, G., Thomas, A., Ades, A., Walsh, B., Kreuzer, F., Elkin, R., Wagner, M., Whitfill, T., Chang, T., Duff, J., Deutsch, E., Loellgen, R., Palaganas, J.C., Fayyaz, J., Kessler, D., & Calhoun, A. (2022). Setting an Agenda: Results of a Consensus Process on Research Directions in Distance Simulation. Simulation in Healthcare.
Dowell, S., Charnetski, M. & Palaganas, J.C. (2022) Cultural Considerations in IPE: A Systematic Review. Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education.
Mosher, C., Morton, A. & Palaganas, J.C. (2022). Perspectives of Engagement in Distance Debriefing. Advances in Simulation.
Mosher, C., Morton, A., Tarbet, A., & Palaganas, J.C. (2021). Factors of Engagement in Synchronous Online Learning Conversations and Distance Debriefing: A Realist Synthesis Review. Simulation in Healthcare.
Palaganas, J.C., Charnetski, M., Dowell, S., Chan, A. & Leighton, K. (2021). Cultural Considerations in Debriefing: A Systematic Review of the Literature. British Medical Journal STEL.
Thoma, B., Brazil, V., Spurr, J., Palaganas, J., Eppich, W., Grant, V., & Cheng, A. (2018). Establishing a virtual community of practice in simulation: The value of social media. Simulation in Healthcare, 13(2):124-130.
Palaganas, J. C., Brunette, V., & B. Winslow. (2016). Prelicensure simulation-enhanced interprofessional education: A critical review of the literature. Simulation in Healthcare, 11(6): 404-418.
